Technopoly

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport, 17 August 2026. The book comes up at 15 min 20 sec in.

Cal Newport tells the same listener that Postman's later book Technopoly is probably the fullest summary of Postman's technology philosophy and the one he draws from more heavily in his own work. He notes he wrote a New Yorker piece about it and its impact on his thinking about technocriticism, and calls it 'a very deep book,' directing listeners to read both.

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